18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
What’s a seam allowance? This is pretty common for kids to ask and a challenge to master. After explaining what a seam allowance is and showing students the lines along the throat plate of the sewing machine, it’s still a skill that takes lots …
It’s been a very busy week with the kids being on spring break. My son and I painted his room, Manchester United Blue (away jerseys). I spent several days helping with our 4-H group. Those girls are amazing. Flap zippers, princess seams, and one student …
I’m getting so excited for my book, Sew in Style – Make Your Own Doll Clothes, to be released in May. That’s not that far away. I just received my class registration confirmation for the Quilt Market in the mail; last week, I received my …
This Ottobre T-shirt sewing pattern, from their summer issue 2007 (3/2007), has been my daughter’s favorite style for a few years now. She requests this style more than any other T-shirt. This issue has a lot of really cute styles. But for my tween, it’s …
A doll quilt is in progress! A chevron quilt, and a sewing tutorial to follow 🙂 I’m not good at making choices, which is why most of my patterns come with choices, several versions, because I could not decide on just one. In my head, …
An upcycle sweater project, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Here is a sewing tutorial to make your very own ruffle cardigan sweater. So I had this sweater that fit too tight for my comfort level. Gorgeous silk blend sweater with 3/4 sleeves, but …
A sewing tutorial for adorable skirts for your 18 inch dolls, like American Girl dolls, from re-purposed pants. I may have just found a new way to motivate myself to get my hemming done sooner. An easy upcycle project came to me as I was …
Working with a twin needle…here are some sewing tips for sewing with a twin needle (double needle). I love using the twin needle. It can be a quick and very clean looking finish for a project. It’s ideal for hemming knit fabrics or adding a …
Buttons are so darn cute, until they fall off and no longer serve their intended purpose. I love their perky cuteness, and hate having to sew them back on–I guess it’s really all mending which I loathe, and it seems that I avoid it at …
My daughters tell me lots of girls wear fabric covered ponytail holders at their schools. If so, yay! I wore a hair scrunchie everyday for years, either on my wrist or in my hair. I made one for practically every outfit (sewing tutorial to follow, …